Paper-bag holder and printer.



R D SIMPSON PAPER BAG HOLDER AND PRINTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20,1901.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT D. SIMPSON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HALLWOOD CASH REGISTERCOMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

APER- AG HOLDER AND PRINTER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent at. 725,785, dated April 21,1903. Application filed November 20, 1901. Serial No. 82,978. (Nomodel.)

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT D. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper-Bag Holdersand Printers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of printing devices; and theobjects of my invention are to provide an improved printer and bag orpaper holder of such construction and arrangement of parts asto insurethe automatic printing operation on the paper bag or sheet as the sameis drawn from the holder, to provide in conjunction therewith means forthrowing th'e'printing mechanism out of operative condition, and toproduce other improvements the details of construction of which will bemore fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in themanner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved printing and paper-holding device. Fig. 2is a central sectional View on line was of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview on line y 'y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail view in section of aportion of one end'of the printing-roller.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

In carrying out my invention I employ an upright box-like casing 1,which is provided in front of its center with a vertical partition 2,which extends upward from the bottom of the casing to the open topthereof and which in its upper portion is provided with a transverseopening 3, extending throughout its width. I

In front of the partition 2'and having its upper portion projectingslightly above the latter I provide a roller-carrying frame 4,comprising the parallel side frame-bars 4 which are connected at theirupper and lower ends by top and bottom bars 4 and 4. This frame has thelower portion of its side arms pivotally supported, as indicated at 5,in the outwardly-projecting end arms or brackets 6 of a transverse bar6, which is secured to the forward face of the partition 2.

7 represents a printing-roll which has its end spindles 8'journaled inthe side bars 4 of the frame 4 at such height as to bring said rolloppositeand permit of its projection within the transverse opening 3 ofthe partition 2. At one end the printing-roll is recessed to produce, asindicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, a hub-like termination 9,and onwhich is wound and with which is connected at one end a spring 10, theremaining end of the latter being connected with the adjoining framebar4. One end of the printing+roll is provided, as indicated in thedrawings, with an eccentricallyarranged projecting pin 11. The peripheryof the printing-roll between its end portions is adaptedto have suitablymoiintedthereon rubber type or other suitable printing projections 12,while the end portions of said rollare enlarged, the peripheries of saidenlargements being, as indicated at 13, roughened. Below theprinting-roll I journal between the side arms or bars 4 of the frame 4asmaller roll 14, said lower roller being covered between its endportions with a suitable width and thickness of ink-absorbing materialor padding l5.

On the inner side of one of the side framebars4 'and in the upperportion thereof I provide an inwardly-projecting stop-pin 16, and abovethe latter I pivot to said side frame-bar the forwardly-extending arm ofa trip-lever 17, the latter having its rear portion formed with upwardlyand downwardly extending arms 17 and 17 The trip-lever is' so balancedas to normally retain its forwardly-extending arm in a horizontalpositiori or in position to contact with the rear side of a lug orbracket 18, which projects from'the inner face of the adjoining side ofthe casing 1.

Within the box or casing 1 in rear of the partition 2 is adapted to beinserted vertically a paper or bag holding case 19, the latter being ofgreater height than the casing 1 and having its forward and upper sidesopen. Pivoted in the lower and rear portion of the sack-receptacle 19 isthe lower end of a presser-plate 20, between which and the rear side ofsaid receptacle is provided a spring 21, which normally presses theouter portion of said presser-plate 2O outward. Between thepresser-plate and the forward partition 2 are inserted the desirednumber of compactlyarranged paper sacks or sheets 22, the presserplatebearing against the rear side of the rear sack or sheet andretainingsaid sacks in close contact with the partition?! and therebyforming a platen.

When the forwardly-extending arm of the trip-lever 17 is in the positionshown in Fig. 3-that is, in engagement with the casinglug l8-theswinging frame 4 is retained in such position as to cause a printingcontact of the type projections 12 with the outer surfaceof the outerpaper bag when the printing-roll is rotated. The spring of theprinting-roll serves to normally retain said roll'in such position thatits printing projections are on the outer side thereof; but in pullingupward and outward the outer paper sack or sheet the frictional contactof the latter, with the roughened end surface 13 of the printing-roll,results in rotating said printing-roll until the type projections whichhave been inked -by contact with the inking-pad 15 of the roll 14 comeinto printing contact with the sack or sheet which is being withdrawn.The printing operation being thus completed, the end pin 11 of the rollcomes into contact with the lower arm 17 of the trip-lever 17, raisessaid trip-lever arm and causes the forwardly extending arm thereof todrop out of contact with the casing-lug 18, permitting the trip andupper portion of the frame 4 to move outward. The frictional contact ofthe paper bag or sheet and the printing-roll being thus broken, thelatter is free to return through action of its spring to its normalposition or until its pin 11 is again in contact with the outer side ofthe pin 16. If it is desired to produce the printed impression upon thenext sack, the frame 4; is moved inward by hand until theforwardly-extending arm of the triplever 17 again contacts with the rearside of the lug 18, after which the operation of withdrawing a sack andprinting thereon may be repeated.

From the above-described construction and operation it will be seen thata combined sack holder and printer is provided of simple and inexpensiveconstruction and that means are provided for automatically throwing theprinting mechanism out of operative position at each withdrawal of asack.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a paper-bag holder and printer, the combination with a case orcabinet having a projection and means for the retention of a number ofpaper bags or sheets in the front thereof, of a pivoted frame, aspring-actuated printing-roll and an inking-roll journaled therein,apivoted lever on said frame adapted when the latter is pressed inwardto engage the projection of the case and means on said printing-roll fortripping said lever out of engagement with said case projection when theprinting operation has been completed, substantially as specified.

2. In a paper-bag holder and printer, the combination with an externalcasing open at its top and having a partition in its forward portion, apivoted frame mounted in front of said partition, a spring-actuatedprinting-roll and an inking-roll mounted in said frame, of avertically-removable paper-bag receptacle supported in said casing inrear of said partition and having an open front to expose the bags, anda pivoted spring-actuated plate within the back of the receptacle topress the paper sacks or sheets against said partition and in positionfor contact with the printing projections of the printing-roll,substantially as specified.

3. The combination with a main frame, of a platen, a swinging framepivoted to the main frame, a rotatable printing-roll mounted upon theswinging frame above the pivotal support thereof, a pivotal devicemounted uponthe swinging frame and bearing against a portion of the mainframe to hold the swinging frame with the printing-roll in cooperativerelation with the platen, and a trip carried by the roll, the pivotalsupporting device being in the path of the trip.

4. The combination with a main frame, of a platen, an upright swingingframe pivoted to the main frame, a rotatable printing-roll mounted upon.the. swinging frame, a vertically-swinging angular lever intermediatelypivoted to the swinging frame, a lateral projection upon the main frameand normally en gaging one end of the lever to hold the swinging framewith its printing-roll in operative position, and a trip upon the roll,the opposite end of said lever being in the path of the trip todisengage the latter from the projection.

5. The combination with a main frame having a platen, an uprightswinging frame pivoted near its lower end to the main frame, aprinting-roll journaled in the upper portion of the swinging frame andhaving a springtensioned journal to automatically return the roll to itsnormal position, a lateral projection upon the main frame and at theouter side of the swinging frame, a vertically-swinging angular leverpivoted intermediately upon the swinging frame with its outer armnormally engaging the projection to hold the swinging frame with theprinting-roll in operative relation to the platen, and a trip projectioncarried by one end of the printing-roll, the inner arm of the leverlying in the path of the trip projection.

6. The combination with a casing having an opening in the front thereof,of opposite bracket members projected in front of the casing and belowthe opening, an open upright frame pivoted to the bracket members nearthe lower end of the frame, a printingroll journaled in the frameopposite the opening in the casing, a spring connected to the IOC rolland to the frame to automatically return jection carried by one end ofthe roll, the in the roll to its normal position, a projection ner armof the lever lying in the path of the 10 on the casing and extendingtransversely trip projection.

across one upright edge of the frame at the outer side thereof, anangular lever pivoted ROBERT SIMPSON intermediately upon the frame withits outer In presence ofarm normally engaging the projection to hold A.L. PHELPS,

the frame at its inner limit, and a trip pro- F. G. ZWERNERL

